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Area:
5,131 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Chaguanas | 67,433 (2017) |
| Mon Repos | 56,380 (2018) |
| San Fernando | 55,419 (2017) |
| Port of Spain | 49,031 (2016) |
| Rio Claro | 35,650 (2017) |
| Arima | 35,000 (2017) |
Other Languages:
French:
TrinitÃĐ-et-Tobago
German:
Trinidad und Tobago
Italian:
Trinidad e Tobago
Russian:
ÐĒŅÐļÐ―ÐļÐīаÐī Ðļ ÐĒÐūÐąÐ°ÐģÐū
Simplified Chinese:
åééåæå·īåĨ
Spanish:
Trinidad y Tobago
Afrikaans:
Trinidad en Tobago
Albanian:
Trinidadi dhe Tobagoja
Arabic:
ØŠØąŲŲŲØŊاØŊ ŲØŠŲØĻاؚŲ
Belarusian:
ÐĒŅŅÐ―ŅÐīаÐī Ņ ÐĒÐ°ÐąÐ°Ðģа
Bulgarian:
ÐĒŅÐļÐ―ÐļÐīаÐī Ðļ ÐĒÐūÐąÐ°ÐģÐū
Catalan:
Trinitat i Tobago
Czech:
Trinidad a Tobago
Danish:
Trinidad og Tobago
Dutch:
Trinidad en Tobago
Estonian:
Trinidad ja Tobago
Farsi/Persian:
ØŠØąÛŲÛØŊاØŊ Ų ØŠŲØĻاÚŊŲ
Finnish:
Trinidad ja Tobago
Galician:
Trinidad e Tobago
Greek:
ÎĪÏÎđÎ―ÎđÎ―ÏÎŽÎ―Ï ÎšÎąÎđ ÎĪÎŋΞÏÎŽÎģΚÎŋ
Hebrew:
ŨŨĻŨŨ ŨŨŨ ŨŨŨŨŨŨ
Hindi:
āĪĪāĨāĪ°āĪŋāĪĻāĪŋāĪĶāĪūāĪĶ āĪāĪ° āĪāĨāĪŽāĨāĪāĨ
Hungarian:
Trinidad ÃĐs Tobago
Icelandic:
TrÃnidad og TÃģbagÃģ
Indonesian:
Trinidad dan Tobago
Irish Gaelic:
OileÃĄn na TrÃonÃģide agus TobÃĄga
Japanese:
ããŠãããžããŧãããī
Korean:
íļëĶŽëëĪë í ë°ęģ
Latvian:
TrinidÄda un TobÄgo
Lithuanian:
Trinidadas ir Tobagas
Macedonian:
ÐĒŅÐļÐ―ÐļÐīаÐī Ðļ ÐĒÐūÐąÐ°ÐģÐū
Norwegian:
Trinidad og Tobago
Polish:
Trynidad i Tobago
Portuguese:
Trinidad e Tobago
Romanian:
Trinidad-Tobago
Serbian:
ÐĒŅÐļÐ―ÐļÐīаÐī Ðļ ÐĒÐūÐąÐ°ÐģÐū
Slovak:
Trinidad a Tobago
Slovenian:
Trinidad in Tobago
Swahili:
Trinidad na Tobago
Swedish:
Trinidad och Tobago
Tagalog:
Trinidad at Tobago
Thai:
āļāļĢāļīāļāļīāđāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āđāļāđāļāđāļ
Turkish:
Trinidad ve Tobago
Ukrainian:
ÐĒŅÐļÐ―ŅÐīаÐī Ņ ÐĒÐūÐąÐ°ÐģÐū
Vietnamese:
Trinidad và Tobago
Welsh:
Trinidad a Thobago
An archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.
It also shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast.
The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 smaller islands.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities16 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| â 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| â Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe |
| â Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| â Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| â 'Chlorite Group' |
| â Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| â Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| â 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| â Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| â 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series' References: |
| â Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| â 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| â Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| â Lizardite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| â Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8 |
| â 'Petroleum' Locality: La Brea Pitch Lake, Trinidad and Tobago |
| â 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' Locality: La Brea Pitch Lake, Trinidad and Tobago |
| â Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| â Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| â Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| â Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| â 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| â Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| â | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| â | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8 |
| â | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| â | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| â | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| â | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| â | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| â | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| â | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| â | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| â | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| â | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| â | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| â | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| â | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| â | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| â | 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series' | - | |
| â | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| â | '' | - | |
| â | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
There are 2450 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 2450 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 27 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 53 fossil localities |
- Cenozoic🐚 "Bamboo Clay" [Flat Rock Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 "Lothinas Limestone"
- Miocene🐚 Biche faunule
- Eocene🐚 Boodoosingh Well 1: 6892'-6909'
- Eocene🐚 Carmen Jones Ravine Sample Hawkins 1831
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Cush River
- Cenozoic🐚 Freeman's Bay [Cipero Marl]
- Paleocene🐚 Guayaguayare Well G: 4524-36'
- Eocene🐚 Guiaco-Tamana Trinidad
- Paleogene🐚 Lizard Springs Sample Barr 6972
- Miocene🐚 Manzanilla Bay
- Paleocene🐚 Marac Quarry
- Cenozoic🐚 Morne Diabo and Quinam Limestones
- Neogene🐚 NHMB Loc. 10437 - Caparo Clay Mbr
- Miocene🐚 NMB Loc. 10482 - Radix Point [Trinity Hill Sst Mbr
- Paleocene🐚 Point Fortin Field Well FC-98: 11
- Paleocene🐚 Rochard Well 1: 8556-71'
- Paleogene🐚 San Fernando beds
- Miocene🐚 St. Croix faunule
- Miocene🐚 Tabaquite River East
- Miocene🐚 Taman Cave faunule
- Pleistocene🐚 Trinidad asphalt
- Cenozoic🐚 Trinidad [Matura Fm]
- Miocene🐚 Trinidad [Montserat Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 10991 - Courbaril Member
- Neogene🐚 USGS 18204 - Matura Member
- Miocene🐚 USGS 18399 - Melajo Clay
- Miocene🐚 USGS 19865 - Cats Oilfield [Trinity Hill Sst Mbr
- Miocene🐚 USGS 8300 - Brasso Clay
- Miocene🐚 USGS 9219 - Brasso Clay
- Paleocene🐚 Vista Bella Estate
- Tobago
- Trinidad
- CouvaâTabaquiteâTalparo
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Baccus River
- Miocene🐚 Brasso faunule
- Miocene🐚 Concord faunule
- Miocene🐚 Cumuto faunule
- Miocene🐚 East of Morichal
- Miocene🐚 Esmeralda Estate
- Miocene🐚 Gasparillo
- Miocene🐚 Gauracara Road
- Miocene🐚 Jubilee Estate
- Miocene🐚 Machapoorie faunule
- Miocene🐚 Machipur
- Miocene🐚 Manural River
- Phanerozoic🐚 Morne l'Enfer beds
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Pointe-Ã -PIerre
- Miocene🐚 South of Caparo Station
- Miocene🐚 Springvale
- Miocene🐚 Tabaquite faunule
- Quaternary🐚 Trinidad
- Miocene🐚 USGS 8301
- Miocene🐚 USGS 9196
- CouvaâTabaquiteâTalparo
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q754 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3573591 |
Localities in this Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Atlantic Ocean
- Barbados Accretionary PrismAccretionary Complex
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
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South America PlateTectonic Plate
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